Circuit Bulletin: Sunday 18th October 2020
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ONLINE WORSHIP FOR SUNDAY 18th OCTOBER 2020
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District Service 10:30am
Follow the Service live on the District Facebook Page or on the District YouTube Channel.
Download the Service Outline (.pdf)
Download the Full Service with Words (.pdf)
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Junior Church 4pm - 4:30pm
This is a 'live and lively' half-hour of fun and worship over Zoom.
Please contact Revd Malcolm Oliver for log-in details.
Zoom details will also be published on the usual WhatsApp channels.
Please note that for Safeguarding reasons we can only allow children and their parents/carers to participate. Also, unrecognized names in the 'Waiting Room' will not be admitted.
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Circuit Evening Service 6:30pm - 7:30pm
We continue our pattern of weekly Circuit Evening Services. This evening's service is led by Dr Clive Thursfield from Streetly Methodist Church.
The Service will be broadcast from the Circuit's YouTube Channel.
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EDITORIAL - Revd Stephen Froggatt and Revd Malcolm Oliver
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This Week.. a few notes
Do join with us as we congratulate Deacon Phyllis Thorne on a preaching milestone which few people can match. On 19th October she celebrates an incredible 71 years as a Local Preacher, having been admitted in 1949. Read our brief notice on the Circuit Website.
Whilst on the Circuit Website do take a look at other things... Not least Rev Stephen's 'Words on the Word'
You may like to take a look at the current Methodist Podcasts.... Professor Anthony Reddie who visited us not so long ago is interviewed by Revd Dr Inderget Bhogal during the Black History Month. We warmly commend this to you CLICK HERE and also Anthony's article: Reassessing the Inculcation of an Anti-Racist Ethic for Christian Ministry: From Racism Awareness to Deconstructing Whiteness
Please take a look at the Circuit Stewards Autumn Report: CLICK HERE
You may find the following guidance helpful about wearing masks.
https://mcusercontent.com/9824c2fe1ec335b5560caec51/files/b081d415-1c63-4105-a2d0-2b9aa5709f40/anthony_reddie_article_151020.pdf
Worship around the Circuit in Weeks ahead...
Many of our churches are now beginning in a cautious way to hold morning worship, albeit not every week . However, with most, if not all of these services, it will be necessary to book a place, not least for 'track and trace' purposes. Please do contact a Steward from the church beforehand.
REGARDING ONLINE WORSHIP FROM OUR YOU TUBE CHANNEL:
:On the first Sunday of the month at 11am (next one 1st November) we have Witton Worship... Co-ordinated by our young people with the support of Deacon Rachel and Fitzroy Storrod
Next Sunday 25th October at 10.30 am, Worship comes from Four Oaks Methodist Church led by Revd Stephen Froggat. This will be followed at 11 am with Worship from Stockland Green led by Revd Dr Jimmy Dube with 'Gospel Central'
Evening Worship continues each Sunday at 6.30:
- 25th October Angela Constantine & Julie Ann-Read
- 1st November Revd Emily Young
- 8th November Erdington Stewards
- 15th November Glynn and Angela Constantine
- AND THEN: Please do get in touch with Revd Malcolm or Revd Stephen if you are willing to volunteer.
In January we will be following the book of Ruth
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WORSHIP AT HOME RESOURCES W/C 18th OCTOBER
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Methodist Service Sheets - 18th Oct
Each week the Methodist Church has been producing a Service Sheet for people to use at their own pace, in their own homes and at their own time. These also make an excellent resource for a form of midweek worship.
Regular and LARGE PRINT VERSION available.
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The Vine At Home - 18th Oct
Available in PDF or DOCX versions.
This week Becki Stennett unpacks the set readings…a word in praise of the ordinary: it’s where Jesus came to meet us, and it’s what we’re called to offer in thanks to God whose image we bear.
Don't forget that The Vine at Home is live-streamed every Sunday Morning at 10.30am on Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth and Lympstone Methodist Churches Facebook page. It is then posted later in the day onto to The Worship Cloud Facebook page.
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JPIT October Newsletter
If you do not already subscribe, you can read the Methodist Joint Public Issues Team October Newsletter Online. In this issue:
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Weekly News
Click here for the Methodist Connexion News for 15th October 2020. In this week's issue:
- Highlights from Methodist Council
- Our new Assistant Secretary of Conference
- Good news about ethical investments
- The Methodist Christmas Campaign
- Children and Youth "Get Creative"
- Black History Month news and special features
- Update on the Methodist Year of Prayer
- and much more
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October is Black History Month
A new area of the Methodist Church website has been launched to mark Black History Month. The page includes personal testimony and blogs from BAME members of the Church, prayers and information on events. Find out more here.
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Traidcraft
Many Churches in this Circuit are keen to support the Fair Trade work of Traidcraft. If you haven't seen it already, do read their October Newsletter.
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ACN: Aid to the Church in Need
While it may be too early to talk about Christmas (!) many folk like to starting buying Christmas Cards and Gifts. This year, why not consider the ACN Shop for your books, cards, CDs and other gifts? Your purchases will allow ACN to support the suffering Church around the world.
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Chaplains At Work Newsletter
Please find here the Autumn newsletter from the Churches and Industry Group Birmingham and Solihull (CIGB). As always it’s full of good things, with a great mix of articles, stories and news.
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Circuit Stewards' Report
Marion, Naomi and John have published the Sutton Park Circuit Stewards Report for Autumn 2020. This is always an Agenda item on Autumn Church Councils, and all Circuit members should be up to date with its contents. Please click here to read the very latest Circuit news.
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District MWiB Zoom Meeting
On 22nd October there is a Birmingham District Meeting of Methodist Women in Britain over Zoom.
As well as member business, there is a presentation which is open to all visitors. Please download the flyer which gives all the details and links.
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Midweek Service at FOMC
The Wednesday service at Four Oaks has resumed, with restrictions, on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 10:30am. Visitors must comply with the church Risk Assessment regarding masks, hand sanitisation and distancing, and we regret that there must be no sinning and no refreshments after the service. Please book in advance via the Church Office.
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Birmingham District Safeguarding 'Online Safety' Seminar
Over recent months we've become more aware than ever of the opportunities and challenges of connecting online. The Birmingham District Safeguarding Group, in collaboration with the Learning Network West Midlands, invite you to join us for a Zoom Seminar on Online Safety led by independent e-safety expert, Karl Hopwood.
To enable as many people as possible to benefit from this session, we will be running it twice. The two options are Thursday 26th November 19:00-21:00 or Thursday 3rd December 9:30-11:30. The session on the 3rd December will cover the same material as the one on the 26th November, so please book in for one session only.
Please download the full details.
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In Memoriam
We are trying to maintain a page on our Circuit Website listing the names of all those members, adherents and friends from our Circuit who have died during these past months. Please visit the page and then let Revd Stephen Froggatt know of any necessary additions to the list.
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